I’m trying to enable Secure Boot in my BIOS, but the option is grayed out and I ?

7873beosoj · Post by **7873beosoj** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 10:05 pm

Agreed. This happened to me. I had to go into the BIOS and switch from CSM/Legacy to UEFI mode first, and then the Secure Boot option became available. Hope that helps.

isxBCHdWKV · Post by **isxBCHdWKV** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 3:03 pm

Same here. Yeah, that's exactly it. Also, make sure you save and exit after switching to UEFI, then go back in to find Secure Boot ready to enable.

UFUqOfQa · Post by **UFUqOfQa** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 4:27 pm

Yeah, Agreed. Also, double-check that your drive is using GPT and not MBR, as that can lock the option too.

3808fwojncsg · Post by **3808fwojncsg** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 9:06 pm

This, and sometimes you also need to clear any existing platform keys in the BIOS to reset it.

hOOXWHN · Post by **hOOXWHN** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 5:22 pm

Can confirm. I had the same problem. For me, I also had to disable CSM support in the BIOS completely before the Secure Boot option even became available to turn on.

4893zd · Post by **4893zd** » Mon Jan 12, 2026 7:40 pm

Same here. You could also check if you need to switch the BIOS from "Custom" to "Standard" Secure Boot mode, which sometimes unlocks it.

8531eqosym · Post by **8531eqosym** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 4:29 am

+1 Also, have you cleared the TPM or reset your BIOS to factory defaults since the upgrade?

531pty · Post by **531pty** » Tue Jan 13, 2026 10:16 pm

Yeah, Did you also switch your BIOS from Legacy/CSM mode to UEFI-only?

xnyGEwG5XWOc · Post by **xnyGEwG5XWOc** » Fri Jan 16, 2026 1:26 pm

+1 Agreed, switching to UEFI is usually the fix. Also, you might need to set a supervisor or administrator password in the BIOS first—some systems lock that setting behind it.

qqhr3 · Post by **qqhr3** » Sat Jan 17, 2026 2:43 am

+1 Yeah, and after you set that password, don't forget to clear any existing TPM/security keys in the BIOS before you try turning Secure Boot on.